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PEDEHALHESEItVESYSTEM
H. 13

September 20, 1967.

No.317

CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten"Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

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1 - New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
4 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange R a t e s — M a j o r Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW

YORK, LONDON, MONTREAL:

YIELDS FOR U . S . D O L L A R
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N 3 - M O N T H

RATES:

FUNDS

NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

EURODOLLAR OVER
U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES

(covered):

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

U.K. HIRE PURCHASE
n

C A N A D I A N FINANCE
COMPANY




. un.

1966

Sept.

Mar.

1967

Jun.

LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR

FOR

DEPOSIT

U.S.

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

30
180

90

AND

DAY

DAY

DAY

4

PURCHASE

FUNDS

RATES

LOCAL

CALL

AUTHORITY

HIRE

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

PURCHASE

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

FAVOR HIRE P U R C H A S E

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

1965




1966

1967

|

INTEREST ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

FRANKFURT

LOAN

INTERBANK

RATE V S . L O N D O N

ZURICH/LONDON
EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

I N TERMS OF D M

INTERBANK

LOAN RATE

FAVOR F R A N K F U R T

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO- DOLLAR

RATE

EURODOLLAR

(COVERED)
IN TERMS OF S W I S S F R A N C S

EURO-DOLLAR

SWISS

DEPOSIT RATE
FAVOR

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

EURO-DOLLAR

LONDON

1965




1966

1967

ZURICH

1968

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ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

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RATES

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PREMIUM

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(NET

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PRIME FINANCE PAPER

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INTEREST

3-MONTH

ARBITRAGE,

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

Y O R K / L O N D O N

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

LONDON

NEW YORK

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF LONDON

DISCOUNT

F O R W A R D RATE

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

INCENTIVE)

IN FAVOR OF L O N D O N

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK

I

1964




1966

1967

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SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES*
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8

E U R O - D O L L A R - LONDON "t

SWITZERLAND

2
9

JAPAN
GERMANY

! 6

CANADA

U.S.

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1963

1964




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1965

1966

1967

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LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

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Percent

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO DOLLAR B O N D S

1963

1964




1965

1966

1967

SPOT

EXCHANGE

RATES

-

MAJOR

CURRENCIES

AGAINST

U.S.

DOLLAR

S W I S S FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K

STERLING

FRENCH FRANC
B E L G I A N FRANC,

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

JAPANESE YEN

S

1965




1966

1967

10
3-MONTH
AGAINST

F O R W A I D
U.S.

1XCHAN01

DOLLARS — N E W

KATIS

YORK

SWISS FRANC

/

GERMAN MARK

POUND STERLING

FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR

AGAINST
day figures

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N

S W I S S FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

V

DISCOUNT

1965




1966

1967

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'
INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

1958100

INDICES

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360
32C

280

SWITZERLAND

240

200

GERMAN

160

120
360
320

280

240

JAPAN

200
CANADA




160

J

120

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September 20, 1967

H. 13
No.317
( a l l f i g u r e s per cent per annum)

Upper Panel

Chart 1
(Wednesday.

Sent . 13

Euro-$ deposit

5.12

U.S. certif. of deposit

4.95

Lower Panel

Chart 5
(Friday,
Sept. 15)

)

Treasury bills:

Sept. 15

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

4.75
4.29
4.64

Forward pound

-

,.80

Net incentive (U.K. +)

-

,.02

Chart 6
(Friday, Sept. 15 )
Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
90- day
180-day

Hire-purchase paper
(Sept. 8)
Local-authority deposit
(Sept. 8)
Chart 3
Upper Panel
(Period:

3. 38

4.80*

Euro-$ deposit (London)

5, 12

4. 70**

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date:
Aug. 15
Japan composite rate
(Date:
June 30

Sept. 15
3 .38
3 .53

)

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

U.S. Gov't. (Wed. ,

3,.25

7. 29

Sept. 13 )

4.91

35.,185

German Fed. (Fri.,

Sept. 1 5 )

6.,65

Swiss Confed. (Fri.,

Sept. 8

)

4.,52

., Sept. 1 3 )

6. 09

)

4. 36
4. 36
0
-1. 14

Net incentive (Canada +)

-1. 14




)

6.86

Forward Canadian $

Canadian finance paper

3. 25

Chart 7

Chart 4
(Friday,
Sept. 1 5 )
Treasury bills:

)

Aug. 15

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,
Sept. 8

4. 36
5. 14
4. 36

Interbank loan rate (German)

Interbank loan (mid-point)

(Date:

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

5.12
5.62

Euro-$ deposit (average)
Lower Panel

+ . 78

)

Chart 2
(Friday, Sept. 15)

4.38
4.81

5 .14
4 .36

-Spread favor U.K.

(Friday,

Finance co. paper:

Call
30-day

U.K.
U.S.

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Sept. 8
)

5.71

Euro- $ bonds (Fri.,

6.42

Sept. 15

)

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.
June 9 -v5,42r **5.17r Aug. 4 *5.15r **4.99r

M

5. 75
July

30
7
14
21
28

5.44r
5.51r
5.35r
5.06r
5.12r

kul

II

5.06r
25
5.26r Sept. 1
5.16r
4.90r
4.96r

4.94r
4.89r

MX

4.75r
4.73r